Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Dec 11, 2021, 1:33 PM AKST (22:33 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 29 km E of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-11 22:33:40 UTC
Depth
29.2 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.401° N, 165.879° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
19

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.729 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.964 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.583 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.938 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.672 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.169 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.287 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.658 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.075 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.927 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 84 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.931 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.864 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.732 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.072 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.188 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.846 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.041 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.057 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.058 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 43 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.678 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.739 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.119 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.837 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.1127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.0102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.615 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 3.218 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.720 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.619 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.978 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.928 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 72 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.926 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 3.880 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.777 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.549 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 3.0125 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.771 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.162 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 90 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 6.271 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 23 · tsunami flag
  43. 4.675 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 3.480 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.974 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 3.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.068 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.853 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 3.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.671 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.066 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.875 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.778 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.870 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 2.077 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 3.4Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.677 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.777 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.873 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.764 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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